Maarten Boekhold writes ("exmh and Xauthority"):
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> # Generate a random key; Mui and Pearce offer a number of alternatives
> # for this.
> randomkey=`perl -e 'srand; printf int(rand(100000000000000000))'`Do NOT do this. It results in a weak cookie, meaning that someone could fairly easily guess your cookie and take over your session and account. There are ways of getting a good cookie. This isn't one. Ian.
